Belt for personal wear



Nov. 27, 1928. 1,693,093

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BELT FOR PERSONAL WEAR Filed Sept. 16, 1927 INVENTOR 12 1.2 "dwm 5-/Vulx als ATTORNEY Patented Nov. 27, 1928.`

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EDVJI'N S. MIX, OF ROCHESTER, NE'W YOERK, .ASSIGNQR- T0 HICKOKMANUFACTUBIHG COJXTPANY, NG., OE ROCHESTER, NEVJ YORK.

BELT FOR PERSONAL VEAR.

Application filed September 1G, 1927 Serial No. 219,899.

The present invention relates to personal wear belts and an object ofthe invent-ion is to provide for mounting a spring means in re r of thefront portion of the belt and bey the side edges of reduced intnrnedportion vwhich is employed for securing the el? connection to one end ofthe belt. Another object of the invention is to rigidly connect portionof the elastic connection with a clamping member which is pivoted to a.suitable frame having a clamping lsurface against which the other end ofthe belt is pressed by the clamping member.

To these and other ends, the invention consists of certain parts andcombinations of parts all of which will be hereinafter described: thenovel features being pointed out in the appended claims.

ln the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a rear view of the elastic connection;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line 2*2, Fig. l; v

Fig. 3 is a rear view of the elastic connection with the two belt endssecured thereto;

Fig. t is a side view of the elastic connection with the belt endsattached, the free end of the inturned portion being deflectedrearwardly;

Fig. 5 is a front view of the elastic connection, with one belt endshown;

Fig. 6 is a section on the line 6 6, Fig. 3.

In the illustrated embodiment there is pron vided a. belt 1 having oneend reduced at 2 and turned inwardly on the rear face of the main orfront portion of the: belt. Separable fasteners 3 secure the rearwardlyturned portion to the main portion while a loop l secured by one of theseparable fasteners on the rear of the main portion of the belt extendsover the front face of said main portion so that the other end of thebelt may pass'therennder.

A member 5 is held between the rearwardly turned portion and the mainportion of the belt and extends from the bend or fold 6 to the loop 4.@ne of the separable fasteners 3 passes through an opening 7 in themember 5 which, in this instance, is made of sheet metal.

Guided on the member 5 is a member comprising, in this instance, twoguide bars 8 connected by a cross piece 9, all being, in this instance,formed of spring steel wire. In order to guide the bars 8 on the memberthe latter has at opposite sides two parallel tubes or casings formed,inthis instance, in one piece with the member 5"and lying at op positesides of said men'iber., lips 10 being formed on the member 5 and beingbent to close the adjacent ends of the tubes, said lips having openings,the walls of which act as guides for the bars 8. The inner ends of thebars 8 have enlargements 11 which cooperate with the walls of the tubesto act as guides. The tubes or casings lie behind the main portion ofthe belt and beyond opposite of the rednced portion 2 so that they donot materially increase the thickness of the belt at this point and arehidden when the belt is viewed from the front.

The tubes or vcasings also act as enclosures for spring means opposingthe movement of the two members of the elastic connection and,

to this end, each casing contains a. helical.

spring 12 which has an abutment at one end against an enlargement 11 andat the other end against a closure 10.

A novel means is employed for connecting the other end of the belt tothe elastic connection so that the latter may be employed as a lever tooperate a clamping member of the belt end holding means. This novelmeans consists, in this instance, of a pivoted clamping member 13rigidly secured to the two guide bars. Preferably the clamping memberhas a curved groove in one side thereof in which the curved cross pieceis received, the metal of the clamping member being turned inwardly at14e on opposite sides of the groove to hold the cross bar in rigidconnection with the clamping member.

The clamping' member connects with a frame comprising preferably a frontplate 15 having rearwardly and inwardly turned side flanges 16 to whichthe clamping member is pivoted at 17 so that said member may cooperatewith the rear face of the front plate to clamp the other end of thebelt.

l't will be noted that both ends of the belt detachably connect with theelastic connection. One end is secured to the connection in such amanner that the spring` means is inoonspicnous. The other end isadjustably held by a clamping member which is rigidly connected to apartwhosemovementis opposed by 'the spring means so-that t-he part actsas a lever for operating;` the clamping member. The end of the belt heldby the clamping member extends over the other end of the belt so that nopart of the elastic connection is visible except the front plete whichmay be ornamented in any suitable manner.

Vhat I claim es my invention und desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. The combination with e belt having un inturned reduced end, of emember held be"- tween the mein or front portion of the belt and theinturned portion, spring means errenged on seid member beyond theopposite side edges oit' the inturned portion of the belt, a. memberguided on the lirst named member and having its movement opposed by thespring' ineens, and ineens for securing the other end of the belt tosaid lust mentioned member.

2. rlhe Combination with e belt having` a reduced inturned end', oir' amember havinga portion arranged between the inturned end and the mein orJiront portion of the belt, two tubes on seid member lying beyond theopposite edges of the inturned portion and in rear of the Ytrent or meinportion, springs in said tubes, two guide bers movable in the tubes andhaving their movement opposed by the springs, and means carried by theguide bers 'for securing the other end et the belt.

3. r)The combination with e member to whieh one end of L belt is adaptedto be secured, two guide bers guided on said member, spring meansopposing the movement ot the guide bers on. the member, e clampingmember rigidly secured to the two guide bers, end a frame to which theclamping member is pivoted having e surface against which the other endof the belt is held by the elemping member.

4.' rlhe combinetion'with :i belt end attaching member, of two parallelbers guided thereon, spring means opposing the mmfement ofV the bers onseid member, e curved cross piece connecting the bers, clamping member`having` a, curved pocket in which the curved cross piece is rigidlyVsecured, end e member to which said clamping member is pivoted having eclamping surface against which the other end of the belt is held by theclamping member. v

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